By the 1920s, American bicycles were marketed at teenagers rather than adults, with most models adopting the appearance of a miniature motorcycle, known as the ‘motobike.’ In the 1930s, the ‘art deco’ style and streamlining became the fashion for the latest products automobile designers were soon working for cycle manufacturers in order to create new, different bicycles that might catch the public imagination. While the rest of the world used bicycles as everyday transport, in the USA the automobile was a much more practical means of transportation. By the beginning of the Edwardian era, the bicycle had evolved into a design that remained unchanged for the following 50 years. The innovations of the final decade of Queen Victoria’s rule shaped the world we know today. I love the early years of cycling, particularly the 1890s, before cars pushed bicycles off the road. They absorb the jar – the shock – you don’t get it – it’s like a Floating Ride. ![]() When you ride over bumps, the rear wheel rocks up and down on the spring – the frame flexes. It’s brand new! There’s never been a bike like it before! It has a spring, like an automobile – and a flexible frame that acts like a second spring.
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